Does using a femoral nerve block for total knee replacement decrease postoperative delirium?

doi:https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2253-12-4

Open AccessArticle10.1186/1471-2253-12-4

Does using a femoral nerve block for total knee replacement decrease postoperative delirium?

Sakura Kinjo,Eunjung Lim,Laura P. Sands,Kevin J. Bozic,Jacqueline M. Leung-2012-03-10-BMC Anesthesiology

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Femoral nerve block reduces the incidence of postoperative delirium. These results suggest that a larger randomized control trial is necessary to confirm these preliminary findings.

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Femoral nerve block reduces the incidence of postoperative delirium. These results suggest that a larger randomized control trial is necessary to confirm these preliminary findings.

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Medicine Delirium Anesthesia Incidence (geometry)Emergence delirium Anesthesiology Femoral nerve block Prospective cohort study

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